On November 14, 1983, “Neutron” label released “Beauty Stab”, the second ABC studio album. It was recorded August – September 1983, at “Sarm Studios East and West”, “Townhouse Studios”, “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Gary Langan, Martin Fry, Mark White and Stephen Singleton.
Personnel:
- Martin Fry – lead and backing vocals, string arrangements, design
- Mark White – pianos, Roland Juno-6, E-mu Emulator, synthesizers, guitars, string arrangements, design
- Stephen Singleton – alto saxophone, string arrangements, design
- Alan Spenner – bass guitar
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Louis Jordan (Luís Jardim) – percussion
- Howie Casey – tenor and baritone saxophone
- David Theodore – oboe
- David Bedford – string arrangements
- Gary Langan – engineer
- John Kurlander – engineer assistant
- Bob Kraushaar – engineer assistant
- Keith Nixon – engineer assistant
- Keith Breeden – design assistant
- Gered Mankowitz – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Martin Fry, Mark White and Stephen Singleton.
- That Was Then but This is Now
- Love’s a Dangerous Language
- If I Ever Thought You’d Be Lonely
- The Power of Persuasion
- Beauty Stab
- By Default, by Design
- Hey Citizen!
- King Money
- Nite the Hand
- Unzip
- S.O.S.
- United Kingdom
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